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Welcome to Point of Rocks ...

Point of Rocks is located in Cheyenne County<1>.

Point of Rocks is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Point of Rocks is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Point of Rocks lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Point of Rocks: 308

Communities Also Named Point of Rocks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Point of Rocks - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Kansas (2), Maryland, Nevada (2) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point of Rocks.

Communities near Point of Rocks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point of Rocks.

  • Sidney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Potter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dalton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Peetz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <3>
  • Dix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dix is located in Kimball County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <3>
  • Gurley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
  • Lorenzo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Colton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Colton is located in Cheyenne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Kimball
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point of Rocks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point of Rocks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point of Rocks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point of Rocks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point of Rocks. See our Newspapers Page for Point of Rocks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Rocks ...

Looking for more information about Point of Rocks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point of Rocks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point of Rocks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cheyenne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point of Rocks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.